[gothic-l] Re: Hansa

[Tore Gannholm]

On Nov 24, 2004, at 3:01 PM, WILHELM OTTO wrote:

>
>  Hello Tore.
>  You have taught me a lot about Visby's relations with Lübeck. It is 
> clear
>  that they by no means were uncomplicated. It says a lot of Visby's
>  importance that it took so long for Lübeck to get the upper hand.
>  It is right that you point out the decision to move the office of the 
> Russia
>  travellers (rysslandsfararnas kontor) 1293 was just a decision. Ingvar
>  Andersson in Swedish Encyclopaedia (article on the word HANSAN) 
> states that
>  Visby fate was sealed as the loser in this power struggle when this 
> decision
>  was taken. Ingvar Andersson might be and old reference but I am quite 
> sure
>  he has got it right. He is, as you well know, kept in the highest 
> regard,
>  among Swedish historians.
>  Concerning "the Gunpowder Tower" (Kruttornet) it is the name that is 
> used to
>  day. That is the name you find on maps telling you were it is. It 
> was, once,
>  called the "Torres lambitus", the Lamb tower.

Wilhelm,
Torres lambitus means "The tower that is licked by water"
It was located at the northern entrance to the harbour where the ships 
left the harbour.
At the southern entrace was the tower "Turris fluviatilis"

Tore


> It was the correct name.
>  Kruttornet is the correct name.
>
>  Wilhelm




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